Short sales gaining on foreclosures
Short sales are back in vogue. Once a term that was barely in the real estate industry's vernacular, they took off three years ago. That was followed by a long...
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Chicago-area home prices continue slide in February
Home values in the Chicago area and eight other cities hit new post-housing crisis lows in February, according to a widely watched gauge of the real estate market released Tuesday....
1940 census offers glimpse at Chicago’s past
The 1940 census is the virtual equivalent of walking around your block and glancing in a neighbor's windows. You won't get a sense of their decorating taste, but it is...
1940 census offers glimpse at Chicago’s past
The 1940 census is the virtual equivalent of walking around your block and glancing in a neighbor's windows. You won't get a sense of their decorating taste, but it is...
Chicago home sales, prices surge in March
The Chicago area's housing market received a much-needed jolt in March as consumers and investors scooped up properties at bargain prices. Real estate agents embraced the numbers as encouraging signs...
Chicago-area home sales see boost, but prices still lagging
The Chicago area's housing market received a much-needed jolt in March as consumers and investors scooped up properties at bargain prices. Real estate agents embraced the numbers as encouraging signs...
HUD touts Pullman redevelopment
Standing in a community room on Chicago's Far South Side on Tuesday, Shaun Donovan, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, promised to return to cut the...
Freddie Mac to ease refinancing program’s guidelines for borrowers
Freddie Mac early this week will ease its mortgage underwriting formulas to boost the number of homeowners who qualify for the government's home loan refinancing program. Participating lenders have complained...
Agent pens an ‘Essential’ book on local properties
The book is free. The contents run anywhere from $305,000 to $4 million. Its author is Millie Rosenbloom, a Baird & Warner real estate agent in Chicago who doesn't tweet...
Agent pens an ‘Essential’ book on local properties
The book is free. The contents run anywhere from $305,000 to $4 million. Its author is Millie Rosenbloom, a Baird & Warner real estate agent in Chicago who doesn't tweet...